- Provinces of Kazakhstan
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Kazakhstan is divided into 14 provinces (Kazakh: облыстар / oblystar; singular: облысы / oblysy; Russian: области / oblasti; singular: область / oblast' ). The provinces are further subdivided into districts (Kazakh: аудандар / audandar; singular: аудан / audan; Russian: районы / raiony; singular: район / raion ).
A clickable map of Kazakhstan exhibiting its 14 provinces.
Province Status Full Kazakh name Full Russian name standard time Akmola province Ақмола облысы Акмолинская область UTC+06 Aktobe province Ақтөбе облысы Актюбинская область UTC+05 Almaty city(1) Алматы қаласы город Алматы UTC+06 Almaty Province province Алматы облысы Алматинская область UTC+06 Astana city(1) Астана қаласы город Астана UTC+06 Atyrau province Атырау облысы Атырауская область UTC+05 Baikonur city(2) Байқоңыр қаласы город Байконур UTC+06 East Kazakhstan province Шығыс Қазақстан облысы Восточно-Казахстанская область UTC+06 Karagandy province Қарағанды облысы Карагандинская область UTC+06 Kostanay province Қостанай облысы Костанайская область UTC+06 Kyzylorda province Қызылорда облысы Кызылординская область UTC+06 Mangystau province Маңғыстау облысы Мангыстауская область UTC+05 North Kazakhstan province Солтүстік Қазақстан облысы Северо-Казахстанская область UTC+06 Pavlodar province Павлодар облысы Павлодарская область UTC+06 South Kazakhstan province Оңтүстік Қазақстан облысы Южно-Казахстанская область UTC+06 West Kazakhstan province Батыс Қазақстан облысы Западно-Казахстанская область UTC+05 Zhambyl province Жамбыл облысы Жамбылская область UTC+06 Notes:
- (1) Almaty and Astana cities have the status of State importance and do not relate to any province.
- (2) Baikonur city has a special status because it is currently being leased to Russia with Baikonur cosmodrome through the year 2050.
Demographic statistics
Province Capital Area (km.²) Population ISO 3166-2 Code Akmola Kokshetau 121,400 829,000 KZ-AKM Aktobe Aktobe 300,600 661,000 KZ-AKT Almaty(1) Almaty 324.8 1,226,300 KZ-ALA Almaty Province Taldykorgan 224,000 860,000 KZ-ALM Astana(1) Astana 710.2 600,200 KZ-AST Atyrau Atyrau 118,600 380,000 KZ-ATY Baikonur(2) Baikonur 57 70,000 KZ-BAY* East Kazakhstan Oskemen 283,300 897,000 KZ-VOS Karagandy Karagandy 428,000 1,287,000 KZ-KAR Kostanay Kostanay 196,000 975,000 KZ-KUS Kyzylorda Kyzylorda 226,000 590,000 KZ-KZY Mangystau Aktau 165,600 316,847 KZ-MAN North Kazakhstan Petropavl 123,200 586,000 KZ-SEV Pavlodar Pavlodar 124,800 851,000 KZ-PAV South Kazakhstan Shymkent 118,600 1,644,000 KZ-YUZ West Kazakhstan Oral 151,300 599,000 KZ-ZAP Zhambyl Taraz 144,000 962,000 KZ-ZHA * This code has been deleted from ISO 3166-2.
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